GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
mediocreof moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
pathologicalof or relating to pathology
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified